Origins of the Milroy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 5West Midlands 9East 13London 112South East 28South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Milroys lived in london

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    1,800 Milroy Travel & migration records
    6,400 Milroys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Milroy

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    Common jobs for Milroys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Milroys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Housekeeper

    32

    F S

    26

    Dress Maker

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Milroys in 1921

    Farmer

    65

    Farm Servant

    36

    Tailor

    33

    Blacksmith

    31

    Mason

    31

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